| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 29 |
| Synonym | : | Cineraria decipiens Spreng. ex DC.; Senecio chrysanthemoides var. chrysanthemoides; |
| Plant Common Name | : | - |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Description | : | Tall perennial herb reaching 2 m, glabrous below hairy above, grooved, much branched; leaves alternate, 15-25 cm long, pinnately divided into toothed lobes, terminal lobe largest, irregularly lobed and toothed, basal lobes stem clasping, upper leaves smaller; heads 12-18 mm across, in large spreading terminal corymbs; involucre bracts 10-12, oblong, acute, often tipped dark brown to black; ray florets 10-12, 3-toothed; achenes 2 mm long, strongly ribbed, pappus white. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | On vairat hills along moist slopes |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Rare |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD (1998) Addiions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants). Technical Bulletin No. VII. The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat.
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc_124325
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cheerful%20Senecio.html
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=200024465 |
| Reference | : | ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family |
| Genus | : Senecio |
| Species | : Senecio chrysanthemoides |